Owoth Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owoth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owoth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Owoth Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Owoth Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Owoth is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owoth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owoth are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Owoth is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,951,964. In Uganda Owoth is most numerous in: Nebbi District, where 35 percent reside, Abim District, where 20 percent reside and Arua District, where 15 percent reside. Not including Uganda Owoth occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owuoth91677/
Owouth911/
Owoths911/
Howoth910/
Owot891,603/
Owuothe831/
Howouth831/
Owoot807/
Awoth805/
Owout803/
Gowot802/
Owott801/
Howot801/
Owote801/
Owuot801/
Owath800/
Awuoth7366/
Owhote7358/
Howath7350/
Hoboth7349/
Owathe732/
Gowath732/
Owatch731/
Awhoth731/
Owoite731/
Ochwot731/
Awothe731/
Awouth731/
Hewoth730/
Obot6744,569/
Awot671,832/
Owat67879/
Ewot6754/
Hoswoot6714/
O'Watch6710/
Howatch674/
Ovot672/
Owod672/
Oswatch672/
Ozswath671/
Hawoith671/
O'Booth671/
Achwoth671/
Ashwoth670/
Osswath670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Owoth
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